What is wrong in this code?

[iulian.ilea]

<?php
$string = "Copia (3) di Copia (99) di unita";
$val = "Copia (99) di unita";
if (eregi("Copia \(+[0-9]+\) di ".$val,$string))
{
$vara = explode("Copia (",$string);
$vara = explode(")",$vara[1]);
var_dump($vara);
$maxim = $vara[0];
}
else $maxim = 0;
?>

I always get $maxim = 0, so eregi is evaluated as false even if is
"Copia (number) di " in string. It works this way:

<?php
$string = "Copia (3) di unita";
$val = "Copia (3) di unita";
if (eregi("Copia \(+[0-9]+\) di ".$val,$string))
{
$vara = explode("Copia (",$string);
$vara = explode(")",$vara[1]);
var_dump($vara);
$maxim = $vara[0];
}
else $maxim = 0;
?>

[Kimmo Laine]

"iulian.ilea" <iu*********@gmail.comwrote in message
news:11*********************@h48g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...

<?php
$string = "Copia (3) di Copia (99) di unita";
$val = "Copia (99) di unita";
if (eregi("Copia \(+[0-9]+\) di ".$val,$string))

The pattern here is
"Copia \(+[0-9]+\) di Copia (99) di unita"
the problem is the unescaped parenthesis. simple parenthesis have a special
meaning in regular expressions, they indicate a subpattern. It should be
"Copia \([0-9]+\) di Copia \(99\) di unita", ie. $val should be "Copia
\(99\) di unita".

$vara = explode("Copia (",$string);
$vara = explode(")",$vara[1]);
var_dump($vara);
$maxim = $vara[0];

This could be done easier using the subpatterns you've accidently
discovered. Like:

if(preg_match("#Copia \(([0-9]+)\) di Copia \(99\) di unita#", $string,
$matches))
$maxim = $matches[1];
--
"Ohjelmoija on organismi joka muuttaa kofeiinia koodiksi" - lpk
http://outolempi.net/ahdistus/ - Satunnaisesti päivittyvä nettisarjis
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[iulian.ilea]

Kimmo Laine wrote:

"iulian.ilea" <iu*********@gmail.comwrote in message
news:11*********************@h48g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...

<?php
$string = "Copia (3) di Copia (99) di unita";
$val = "Copia (99) di unita";
if (eregi("Copia \(+[0-9]+\) di ".$val,$string))

The pattern here is
"Copia \(+[0-9]+\) di Copia (99) di unita"
the problem is the unescaped parenthesis. simple parenthesis have a special
meaning in regular expressions, they indicate a subpattern. It should be
"Copia \([0-9]+\) di Copia \(99\) di unita", ie. $val should be "Copia
\(99\) di unita".

$vara = explode("Copia (",$string);
$vara = explode(")",$vara[1]);
var_dump($vara);
$maxim = $vara[0];

This could be done easier using the subpatterns you've accidently
discovered. Like:

if(preg_match("#Copia \(([0-9]+)\) di Copia \(99\) di unita#", $string,
$matches))
$maxim = $matches[1];
--
"Ohjelmoija on organismi joka muuttaa kofeiinia koodiksi" - lpk
http://outolempi.net/ahdistus/ - Satunnaisesti päivittyvä nettisarjis
sp**@outolempi.net | rot13(xv***@bhgbyrzcv.arg)

Yes, that was the problem. I read your message yesterday but I forgot
to post. Thanks!